Employee Directory

“I simply could not escape the gravitational pull of music and have spent my life pursuing this art as a vocalist and trumpet player.”

"As a history teacher, I am able to guide students to understand and learn from the patterns of history.  No other job provides this opportunity to explore the past and impact the future on a daily basis!"

Ms. Batley earned her M.A. in Education and California teaching credential at Claremont Graduate University, and her  B.A. in History and Government at Claremont McKenna College. She is most proud of her M.S. in International History from the London School of Economics and Political. Prior to arriving at TVT, Mrs. Batley spent several years teaching International Baccalaureate European History, Asian Studies and World History at various International Schools. As a reader for the College Board, Mrs. Batley graded AP European History short-answer and document-based exam questions. She currently enjoys being the teacher advisor for TVT's Model United Nations club.

In her spare time, Ms. Batley enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and going to the beach.

"Mathematics is its own beautiful language! My passion for math impels me to make other people love it, connect with it, and understand its uses."

Mrs. Berkowitz holds a B.A. in mathematics from Michigan State University and a M.A. in Education from Grand Canyon University. Before moving to Orange County, she taught at Milken Community High School and Windward School in Los Angeles. She also helped write and edit, “The Monstrously Fun Fraction Book” in 2003, which is structured around a series of lab activities designed to familiarize elementary and middle school students with fraction terms, fraction concepts, and operations with fractions. She has been teaching math at TVT since 2009.

In her free time, Mrs. Berkowitz enjoys doing adventurous activities like scuba diving, hiking and rollerblading with her husband, son and daughter.

“Listening to the children singing in Hebrew and learning about the Holiday Stories throughout the year truly warms my heart.”

Mrs. Bezalel attended Miclala Leminhal College in Israel and she completed an accounting major. When Mrs. Bezalel immigrated to the United States, she found her passion was to teach Hebrew to children. She then became certified in early childhood development. Mrs. Bezalel completed various Hebrew courses to be able to teach Hebrew as a second language and has now spent the last 27 years at TVT and. It is her love of teaching Hebrew to children every day, and seeing their faces light up as they experience their love of the Hebrew and Jewish heritage that has helped Mrs. Bezalel to stay at TVT.

In Mrs. Bezalel’s free time, she enjoys cooking, Israeli dancing, reading and drawing.

"Students don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." - John Maxwell

Mr. Bogdanovic has his B.A. from U.C.S.D in Quantitative Economics and Decision Sciences. He received his teaching credential and conducted further graduate work through Vanguard University. Before coming to TVT, Mr. Bogdanovic taught in Capistrano Unified School District and Tustin Unified School District.

When not solving math problems in his spare time, Mr. Bogdanovic can be found playing golf or surfing.

“I am passionate about using current events and trends from Israel’s culture to enhance the language concepts I teach my students, providing them with the opportunity to transfer their classroom education into everyday usage of the Hebrew language.”

Mrs. Bracha earned a B.A. in Sociology and Anthropology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a Teaching Certificate of Education from the Talpiot College in Tel-Aviv, and a Certificate for Advanced Hebrew Teaching and Mentoring from the Hebrew College in Boston. From 1992 to 2000, Mrs. Bracha worked in schools throughout Israel. In 2000, Mrs. Bracha, along with her family, moved to the United States. Since starting to teach at TVT in 2006, Mrs. Bracha has had the opportunity to serve in several different roles including TVT’s Neta Coordinator and Upper School Hebrew Department Chair, along with teaching Hebrew for various grades and levels.

Jasmine Broderick graduated from UCSD with a BA in Political Science, and received an MA in Theatre & Performance from Queen Mary, University of London, where she focused her studies on public perception and arts education.  Before joining TVT in 2019, she held leadership roles at multiple private schools in Orange County, developing a passion for increasing access to independent education. Prior to her work with schools, Jasmine worked in marketing and communications for the Corona Symphony Orchestra, and as a reporter and anchor at a nonprofit radio station in LA.

"I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but more importantly music, for in the patterns of music and all the arts are the keys to learning." -Plato, 410 B.C.

Mrs. Brown is a graduate from the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. Her major was piano performance. She also studied at the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel Aviv. Pnina Saltzman was her master teacher. Mrs. Brown has been involved in many music organizations, including the Music Teacher Association of California and The Orange County Orff-Schulwerk Association where she has been the Vice-President of Programming for the past 15 years. Mrs. Brown’s education, combined with her love of children coupled with her love of Judaism, makes Tarbut a perfect fit.

In her free time, Mrs. Brown loves to be with her family and friends.

"I believe in the power of a scientific worldview to unleash creativity and improve the human condition. I love guiding students to ask and answer their questions and appreciate science as more than just a collection of facts."